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War’s Hidden Cost: damaged souls and minds
Every war leaves deep scars on its survivors, not least the soldiers who were involved. In World War I there was "shell shock." World War II vets had "battle fatigue." The troubles of Vietnam veterans...
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By Archbishop Lazar (Puhalo) Asullen, somber young man goes to a gun store in Virginia, where he will have no difficulty purchasing handguns. He is seriously mentally ill and many people around him are...
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When Killing is Just Pressure on the Trigger
by Brandon Frazier No act is more violent than taking another’s life. Four years of my life were defined by training to commit, attempting to commit or committing these very acts of violence. During...
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Peacemaking As Vocation: Toward an Orthodox Understanding by Fr. Emmanuel...
Peacemaking As Vocation: Toward an Orthodox Understanding by Fr. Emmanuel Clapsis For where you have envy and selfish ambition, there you find disorder and every evil practice. But the wisdom that...
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Terrorism
Terrorism: Content discussing issues related to terrorism Oklahoma City on April 19, 1995 Of Whom I am First: on the death of Osama Bin Laden a Sermon for the Sunday after the Elevation of the...
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War and Peace in Today’s World: a commentary on the Mission of the Orthodox...
The below text, by Nicholas Sooy of the Orthodox Peace Fellowship, is an expanded version of a text sent to the blog publicorthodoxy.org. Texts there are requested to be brief. Texts on the upcoming...
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Mother Maria Skobtsova, Martyr of Sobornost
Mother Maria Skobtsova, Martyr of Sobornost By Matthew Franklin Cooper Mother Maria Skobtsova, Martyr of Sobornost On the 31st of March, we celebrate the dies natalis of Mother Maria (Skobtsova), a...
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What Are You Fighting For?
Hieromonk Fr. Seraphim Aldea was in Paris shortly after the November 2015 attacks in Paris. In the following, written shortly after the attacks, he reflects on peace and violence in light of these...
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By Kosty Bandaly Translator's note: Kosty Bandaly is a leading figure in the Orthodox Church of Antioch. He has published for decades on issues relating to theology, psychology, sexuality, youth, and...
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